Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma)
Here you will find item records with full-text slides of session and poster presentations given at past Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) nursing research events, congresses and biennial conventions. You will also find collections of research studies funded by the Sigma Foundation, Sigma-published materials, and selected Sigma-related videos.
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Our mission is to support the learning, knowledge and professional development of nurses committed to making a difference in health worldwide. Our biennial convention and annual research congress provides educational opportunities that help bridge nursing research to clinical practice.
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Sigma Academies [177]
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Sigma Education [1]
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Sigma-hosted Events [9507]
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Sigma Publications [214]
Recent Submissions
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Clinical Scholarship Resource Paper
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 1999)The task force conceived this publication as a means of communicating its deliberations to the wider membership of Sigma Theta Tau and the profession. It is intended less as a definitive statement on clinical scholarship ... -
Arista3 report executive summary: Nurses and health, a global future
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2003)Now completed, the Arista series, an initiative of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, was designed to bring the best thinking to bear in confronting health issues of global significance, providing ... -
Summary Report: 2006 TIGER Summit - Evidence and informatics transforming nursing
This report provides the context for the Summit, descriptions of each of the activities over the two days, notes on the participant experience, and photographs of the event, as well as insights and reflections from ... -
Promoting Nursing Honors Education Sustainability Through Best Practices
This poster describes leadership strategies employed by a Scholar participating in the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Experienced Nurse Faculty Leadership Academy (ENFLA) to address these challenges. The nursing ... -
Nursing in a changing climate: A call to action
This item is part of a Sigma CNE course available to Sigma members only. The material is freely available in the Sigma Repository and anyone may access the files attached to this record and the audio streams linked below. ... -
Doctoral Education in Nursing: SigmaCast, Episode 3
(Sigma Theta Tau International, 2020-01-29)This item is part of a Sigma CNE course available to Sigma members only. The material is freely available in the Sigma Repository and anyone may access the files attached to this record and the audio streams linked below. ... -
Comparison of simulation exposure in accelerated undergraduate nursing education and its effect on critical thinking development
The aim of the study was to determine what effect simulation percentage for substitution of traditional clinical time had on accelerated nursing students’ critical thinking skills, as measured by the Health Education Systems ... -
Using simulation to develop clinical teaching competencies in nurse educators
To measure the effect of simulation on clinical educators’ knowledge and skills about effective formative feedback for prelicensure nursing students. Subject Population: Clinical nurse educators who teach prelicensure ... -
Vasopressin, depression symptoms, pain and preeclampsia
The purpose of this study is to understand the early pregnancy action of arginine vasopressin (AVP), as measured by its stable byproduct of copeptin, to develop preventative, and therapeutic modalities against preeclampsia (PreE). -
Examining relationships among body image, sexuality, and sexual functioning in women with cervical and endometrial cancer
Introduction: Over 74,000 US women are diagnosed annually with endometrial or cervical cancers and experience significant treatment-related difficulties with body image, sexuality, and sexuality. The aims of the research ... -
Promotion of evidence-based communication strategies focused on health literacy in the advanced nursing practice curriculum
The study was an educational intervention with master’s nursing students to teach health literacy strategies focused on the individual receiving care and the organization in which care was provided. An online module was ... -
Maternal-child health crisis: Building the leadership framework for effective global interventions
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth every day, 99% occurring in developing countries. Because quality care can save the lives ... -
Bullying and Incivility in Nursing: SigmaCast, Episode 2
(2019-12-04)This item is part of a Sigma CNE course available to Sigma members only. The material is freely available in the Sigma Repository and anyone may access the files attached to this record and the audio streams linked below. ... -
Role of Family Dynamic in Mental Well Being
This article is aimed to highlight the role of family in the mental of their loved ones using bio-psycho-social model of mental health. The substantial evidence highlighting the significance of family dynamics in mental ... -
Sigma Presidential Call to Action [Richard Ricciardi, President, 2019-2021]
The ability to experience joy, enthusiasm, and renewed creativity in our practice settings (clinical, education, research or policy) is fundamental to achieving Sigma’s vision of global nursing excellence. Sigma provides ... -
Connecting, Collaborating, Catalyzing: Sigma 2019 and Beyond
This opening plenary will focus on the progress of Sigma during the Biennium and implications for the future of the organization using the framework of the 2017-2019 Call to Action: Connect, Collaborate, Catalyze. -
Chlorhexidine Oral Care: From Prevention of Pneumonia to Risk Factor for Mortality
Chlorhexidine oral care is often applied in hospitalized patients for maintaining oral health or for the prevention of pneumonia albeit that evidence is not consistent across distinct patient populations. Recent insights ... -
RNPC Training Program: Meeting the Needs of a Changing Healthcare Environment
The RNPC grant will recruit and train nursing students and RN's to practice to the full scope of their license in community-based primary care teams by providing didactic and clinical application to improve primary care ... -
Effects of Educational Instructors' Support From Others and Experiential Learning on the Clinical Learning Environment
This quantitative study was to reveal the effects of educational instructors' support from others and experiential learning on the clinical learning environment using covariance structure analysis. Results showed that ... -
Advances in Clinical Teaching and Learning: Development of a New Tool
Clinical teaching and learning was re-imagined using a new progressive tool along with instructional strategies, to provide guidance to faculty and students in the development of clinical judgment skills within patient ...
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